FTW76FQG52

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310J · Lubbock, TX · January 29, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 29, 1976
Place
Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3112LCessna 310J
Status
Completed · report October 20, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
152572

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2580  76/1/29    LUBBOCK,TX          CESSNA 310J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1704                    N3112L              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  AGE 58, 9890 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            203 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUBBOCK REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUBBOCK,TX                  AMARILLO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HUBS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BLADE FRM R PROP SEPARATED FRM HUB. UNFEATHER PROP.

Aircraft

Registration
N3112L
Reported as
Cessna 310J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lubbock Regional

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.